Swap news

18 May 2009

Hello all- just dropped in to remind everyone about finishing up the swap. We seem to have two missing swap buddies:Sandra Tolleyand Janet Anderson. Hopefully this will jog their memories and they will contact their swap buddies. I have also been a bit late in sending mine out due to illness in my family- sigh and bah humbug :( . I have just received the lovely parcels from my swap buddies, both of whom I will be contacting today. I have set up a group flickr account for this swap. Each of you may post and tag your own photos on the site since I seem to have one of those love/ hate relationships with flickr (it regularly eats my photos and makes them disapear into lost internet land). Everyone will be able to click on this hyperlink and then to post and tag their own photos , and I will post the few photos that I have received (if anyone has problems just contact me at cdetroyes at yahoo dot com) here

Thanks Sharon for orgnising this swap, organising flickr for us to share our bounty, and now tying up all the loose ends. I really enjoyed the swap, received beautiful kitchen items and have made a good friend.

I wanted to let you know too, that although I offered to be a swap angel, I'm off overseas in a couple of days and won't be able to step up this time if it's needed. Sorry about that.

Hi, I never know whether we are supposed to post pictures of what we made or what we received. I have my own photos of both. I always received the most wonderful things from my swap partners. This is my third swap.

Sharon, Just wanted to let you know, I haven't received anything from my swapper - not even to let me know if what I sent has been received. I'm a bit disappointed. But I did enjoy making the items I sent.

Sorry to hear from me again but my last soap I was so proud of, was hard as a rock and out of the molds in half hour. Looks terrible. But it is soap and lathers well. Besides my soft pile in the kitchen do you know how to fix it. Thanks Theresa

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